they could affect some rise in to san francisco. james. >> thank you george following the latest on the kron 4 news with what was hurricane sandy. at least 17 deaths of being blamed on the storm. it continues to ravage the east coast. here are some pictures we have in and half million people are without power today. president obama has declared states of emergency for the good bit of the northeast. pg&e are sending 150 of its employes out to the east coast to help and try to restore power as quickly as possible. by some estimates power could be out for a matter of days to even a week before everything is fully restored. we have some video we can show you this is a rescue team using boats to save stranded people in several towns in new jersey. fire officials and hackensack says water came in so fast that get trapped people in the house as some had to go to the second- floor to escape the rush of water. crews say they have rescued approximately 30 people in that area. more destruction in new york. this is the fire that ripped through